Man, these look spectacular. It's tough to make a headless bass look modern enough to be exciting, but not too modern that it looks overengineered. These really hit the nail on the head.

Everywhere else I've seen, people love these basses. Why is the Andertons community so salty. It's a new bass ffs let people enjoy things!

@adityavajandar5433

3 жыл бұрын

They hate on everything that isn't a Fender

@ChipsA17

3 жыл бұрын

I mean its a good looking bass but i didn't like the sound. Its bot punchy and low like most other basses. And honestly fender is overrated. I love mt sterling ray34. Its a beast

@SmileRoomMusic

3 жыл бұрын

I really agree. The energy that they brought to this was hostile instead of playful. The dude with the blue bass was just taking unnecessary digs at everything, but I feel like the younger guy composed himself well teaching about the instrument.

@robertherrick6703

3 жыл бұрын

@@SmileRoomMusic They both seemed to like the basses.

As soon as something doesn't look like a Fender or Gibson people dislike it 🙄

@craigmoran893

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the Trad crowd sucks. But the world's filled with sheeple.

@braxtonfps3580

3 жыл бұрын

I will never play gibson or fender ever. Fuck that shit. Ibanez for life

@IvanRx76

2 жыл бұрын

I ended up hating Gibson, overpriced low QC shite...

So no Head??

@offensive_name6123

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahaha

@KlockoFett

4 жыл бұрын

That's what she said (sorry. I had to)

@louie8604

4 жыл бұрын

@@KlockoFett damn bro its almost like that was the joke

@ 12:16, Nathan starts channeling his brother. God bless the King DNA!

It is pronounced basswood.

@1uzn

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, it's basswood.

@adamsteelproducer

4 жыл бұрын

You’re both wrong, it’s from the ancient “basswood”, so it’s basswood.

@1uzn

4 жыл бұрын

@@adamsteelproducer Oh, forgot about that. I guess it really is just basswood rather than basswood or basswood.

@elmecos6874

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you all

@brymills

4 жыл бұрын

The bass wood is basswood..

I usually get bored when people start tweaking the EQ on an active bass, but HOLE-EEE!! The tonal range on these basses is INSANE! People usually say an active bass has "infinite sounds" when really all I hear are 2 OK ones and many other crappy ones no matter how you turn the knobs, but these Ibanez basses have tons of great, usable sounds!

Hey Nathan, thanks for joining Frost* my favourite prog band. When I saw you throwing down with Jem I was like omg it's Nathan and he's taking the band to the next level!. Looking forward to Frost* 4!

@Fogeyspasm

4 жыл бұрын

New EP Others is out!

Was Nathan on coke for this one? Sure seemed like it but boy he can still play even when jacked 😂

Not too crazy about the one with Bartolini pickups. The one with Nordstrands sounded amazing to me. I'd love to see someone switch the pickups though to get a better idea of the actual difference between electronics.

I’d love to see you guys host a bit of an interview or just chat about the bass and music in general with Felix Pastorius. That’d be an awesome watch!

And this is why I love Ibanez

Very cool basseseseses

Great looking basses

This should be fantastic for Metal

Luv the headless n multi scale plus ergo thin body. Perfect. 6 string here🤘

Both are very interesting. I won't put one over the other. Both sound great.

I really dig the 1000 series personally. James is a great tasty bass player. During the swap he made both basses sound fantastic

I've never heard of panga panga wood up until this bass update. LOL

Ibanez is way more creative and modern with basses recently.

I think Ibanez have done a great job on these

There's some weird compression issue going on with your recent bass videos, something doesn't sound right

BRING BACK LEE!! (Nothing against James, he's cool).

@Burnt_Gerbil

4 жыл бұрын

Mop Digglyderg - apparently Lee quit Anderton’s a few months ago and moved on to other things

@danmurphy8144

4 жыл бұрын

Lee’s moved onto Stompbox in London

@bobilly

4 жыл бұрын

That's tragic, Nathan and Lee had great chemistry. I'm doubtful that such a void can be filled 😥

@Trey-jl9ru

3 жыл бұрын

MetalThrashingMatt Lee didnt actually quit. It’s his company

The nordstrands sound mean, looking forward to acquiring the 6 string

cool af basses

12:18. That classic open ibanez tone

Both guitars sound perfect! For me, I see the 1505 is more direct and concrete and has absolutely beatiful sound. The 1005 series is more muted or hidden for me, but still sounds amazing.

Looking forward to seeing how the 1005 sounds with the Aguilar pickups. TheEHB1500 sounds great, but I prefer the roasted maple fretboard of the EHB1000.

Nice

Seem like a lot of drinking occurred, holy hell lol

I suspect the perceived bass drop between the basses would be the positioning of the pickups.

It'd be awesome to see headless guitars like this from Ibanez! Strandbergs are pretty expensive for most of us...

@souravmohapatra5685

4 жыл бұрын

Amen

@bumnutz09

4 жыл бұрын

I own a strandberg and since then I won't buy another guitar unless it's headless! But yeah, they are definitely overpriced and I can't wait for ibanez to shake up the headless guitar market. I'll buy one day one.

@ArnoVdVelde

4 жыл бұрын

I fully expect them to experiment with these this year and have a headless guitar ready next year.

This was your Chance at playing a decapitated riff

@bobtheyob

4 жыл бұрын

Spheres of madness :)

"Bartolini Pickups and Electronics is an American company based in San Luis Obispo, California."

Ibanez basses are really the good one with affordable price .

Panga Panga is used as an alternative to Wenge.

Good jam. I'm not much for headless instruments, though. Ibanez has some of the coolest heads on the market 😄

I love it when Nathan stops talking.

I'm not a big bass player, I'm not a big fan of headless guitars or basses, but I am a fan of Nathan and how he slappas da bass!

@bluefunkybassman

4 жыл бұрын

I assume you know who his brother is? That will explain where he gets it from :)

@noahsmith1993

4 жыл бұрын

@@bluefunkybassman Who?

@_dmfd

4 жыл бұрын

@@bluefunkybassman Nah, Idk who his brother is; who is it???

@EJSjjh

4 жыл бұрын

@@_dmfd Mark King

it got no head but its alive!!!

How much damage did those take from James rings? I have the white 1000 4 string being delivered tomorrow. Time to practice the John Taylor bass lines.

@shiftyfitter

3 жыл бұрын

One month later, care to give us a short review?

When is the EHB1000 white coming out

I got a brand new 2021 Ibanez EBH1005SMS-EMM bass a few days ago. It seems to have a manufacturing defect. When the EQ switch is set to ON, attenuating the Treble Boost/Cut control does nothing. It’s as if that circuit is not connected inside the EQ. I’ve been searching through videos on KZread to see if anyone else is commenting about the Treble Boost/Cut control on their EBH1005SMS bass not working, but so far have not found any documentation or demonstration of the issue. Does your EBH1005SMS bass' Treble Boost/Cut control work correctly?

A shame the input on the sound test on the black bass was too hot during a long part so it distorted

Bass and salutations! I gotta be honest and say I'm kinda disappointed in the audio in this review. Seems to me like the audio we're hearing is very different (and worse) than the sound in the room. I think it'd be cool to see them in a regular context sort of like the opposite of 'Does it djent' idea

Were the Bartolinis distorting when James was playing the black EHB1005 as Nathan changed its EQ settings?

make a "sound like Megadeth BY busting the bank" please!!!!

Can I got on drop A or D? this headless makes me headless^^

Whenever I see the new 'Lee' all I can see is the fella who plays the postie in AfterLife...

The lack of bottom end on the fanned fret model may be due to the pickups being angled towards the bridge on the bass side, this would produce a thinner but more focused tone on the low strings.... but a warmer fatter sound on the treble strings.

As someone who used to work in instrument retail... those rings clanging off the top of that instrument is making me cringe...

@offensive_name6123

4 жыл бұрын

The what lol

@StroppyDog

4 жыл бұрын

Scratch and dent sale on those three.

Night and day difference between the two, spend the extra money and get the blue one, the black one didn't even last a set for me last night and I'm sending it back today for the better model. Great concept and glad to be playing one!

I wanna take a 1500 Multiscale and replace the Nordstrand big splits with one of their humbuckers that fits, and voila I can get at least a portion of Simon Grove's tone

@destroyer28100

4 жыл бұрын

Just get a dingwall

@Mr.Goldbar

4 жыл бұрын

@@destroyer28100 I wish Dingwall made a headless

Bartolini is an American company, based in California. However, many of the affordable Ibanez basses use Bartolini licensed pickups made in the far east.

Anyone have experience with lowering the action on these? My SR506 supports very low action, as does my Zon. That'll sell me.

Nolly! ;)

What is the scale length or lengths on these two basses? For some reason Ibanez hasn't put it up on their site

@swiftymcgarnagle4567

Ай бұрын

they literally put all that information on their site for every instrument

Anyone have recomendations for headphones so I can practice at night?

@Stoitism

4 жыл бұрын

I use Sennheiser HD579. I bought these something like 2 years ago and they still sound incredible. I use them pretty much every day for numerous applications. Fantastic workhorse headphones.

@LimewaterMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Sennheiser hd598s

Barts sound good until you hear the Nords. 😆 I own basses with both and Barts are just not as bright and clear, a bit mellow and not nearly the wide tone variations of Nords.

Ibanez #1

I've been a fan of Nate & Nate's brother Mark, both of Level 42 with Nate joining in 2001, since they first came on the music scene... I've had my eye on the Ibanez EHB1500 in Dragon Eye Burst Flat when they were first shown at the 2020 NAMM Show & I'll be buying one as Ibanez still make great bass or lead & rhythm guitars to those who already have, as I do, the Fenders/Gibsins/Warwicks of the guitar making world & I'll add that to me Sandberg are one of the best bass makers at the moment & have been for quiet a few years but I always like to try different brands & what they bring to the table & I was delighted with my last purchase which was the Ibanez BTB1805-NTL Premium... I've always liked Ibanez as they are not afraid to experiment & give you nice aesthetically pleasing looking instruments also, & I tired of gloss finish on basses when I bought a beautiful Limited Edition Warwick Streamer Stage II from Germany & having that natural feel of the wood appeals to me... No doubt many don't like the flat finish & all the best to them as its each ti their own but I like a flat finish if it's down properly & Ibanez are one of the best for doing a flat finish that can also have a nice poplar burl top to finish the look off... My only reservation about this bass is that it has a chambered body, now this I don't mind, but Ibanez have been making basses that are a lot lighter than your usual bass manufacturers standards of being between 10 to 12lbs & todays Ibanez basses are quite light anyway, so I hope this lighter weight doesn't detract from the overall feel & sound... Going by this demo I'd say as per both basses sound great but it would be nice to have the option of going with Bartolini instead of Norstrand & vice versa & why one brand has Bartolini & the other has Bartolini still puzzles me... I get that they want to have more of a different sound, hence 2 different pick manufacturers, but at least give us the option to choose the particularly finish, with either Norstrand or Bartolini... Just one more thing... It's great that the world is starting to gradually come out of Lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic & my thoughts & prayers go out to those who have this or to the family/friends who have passed away because of this & one day some serious questions will be asked & they better answer them properly & not respond like typical evasive politicians... I'm hoping that Level 42's 40th Anniversary Tour " From Eternity To Here " is eventually greenlit as it wasnt due to kick off until the first week in October 2020 & it would be great to see all the lads of Level 42 again & though we have to put what's happened behind us, we should never forget & dedicate this Tour to those struggling with/who passed away & to everyone that stepped up & gave it their all with regards battling this killer virus... I have many family members & friends in the front line who are either nurses or paramedics & they have been amazing considering how run down the previous Governments have allowed the NHS to become, so to everyone out there I Thank You & I'm hoping to raise a glass to you all, if the Level 42 Tour is back on... Oh yeah I nearly forgot... I doubt your looking at this Mark King but these bass guitars that cost a fraction of the price that you've paid to Rob Green for your Status wouldve been better used to buy these basses as they sound so much better that any Status range & why you stick by using them, only you can explain!.. That being said I hope to see You/ Nate/Pete/Mike & Sean from Level 42 in October 2020, as I booked my tickets back in December 2019... In light of the coronavirus outbreak stay healthy where ever you are in the world... .....

Just going through the EQ settings like that doesn´t really give a realistic impression of the sounds a player would actually use.

How do you hang a headless bass on the wall?

@adammee5437

2 жыл бұрын

Gorilla glue.

Why doesn't Ibanez not go with LASER based Lightwave Guitar pickups and associated electronics

i love everything about these basses, except the scale length :L if they'd've gone with the 37'-34' format they'd have a much more competitive product IMO

@adamski101

4 жыл бұрын

I love everything about them except that they're headless. Remove the head and a guitar or bass instantly looks horrible.

@1random.guy.on.youtube

4 жыл бұрын

i love everything about the fanned frets version except the standard pickup cover shape. on my dingwall combustion 5 i'd keep resting my thumb on the pointy end. quite uncomfortable and indeed they moved on to a round pickup cover shape

@kasakka

4 жыл бұрын

I disagree, I think the 33-35" is perfect. I currently play a 33" 5-string and as primarily a guitarist, it feels perfect for me. Heavily contemplating moving to one of these. I have played the Dingwalls with up to 37" multiscale and found them immensely uncomfortable to play.

James has got some skills.

ACTUAL A/B comparison 12:13

The 1500 sounds more versatile. And it seems James had a good time playingwith his knob(s) ROFL

So, what’s happening with Lee? Has he gone?

Ehb. ergonomic headless bass

Yaeh,is Lee allright?

ergonomic headless bass

I thought that was Nolly at first glance, haha. Anyway, I was excited about those basses when they first started popping up, but I've changed my mind since. I'm not crazy about the scale length, the Bartolinis (I know the 1500 has Nordstrands, but it's a big price jump, and I actually don't like the finishes/neck/fretboards as much in the Premiums), and last I can't in my right mind endorse any guitar at that price level with a cheap plastic nut. I'm sick of companies doing that.

@LeeCaterson

10 ай бұрын

a new nut is like $12 and about as many minutes to replace....

I've said it once and ill say it many more times... Every time i hear Nordstrand pickups on any bass they completely sound cheap, empty, no bottom end, no character and just a huge hype going around them... After hearing Nathans slapping on the black cheaper model with the Bartolini pickups, i can honestly say along with his SUPERB slapping technique reminded me of a Status Mark King bass sound and tone for just 900 damn pounds!!! Bartolinis for the DEFINITE win! Nordstrand are just overrated in every aspect...

At last an ibanez with wider sting spacing!

DingBerger?

Don't you love it when a guy smacks his finger rings all over your finish repeatedly

Basswood + Bartolinis seems to sound better than Nordstrand + Mahogany. Much fuller.

How much Coke does it take to get Nathan all f-f-fired up like that?! 🤣👍🏼

Ibanez isn't a Japanese name. Ibanez guitars were originally made in Spain - and the Salvador Ibanez guitars have made a comeback as a brand but they're pretty chintzy. I'd rather spend $200 USD on an old Ibanez classical guitar than $150 USD on a new "branded", in fact, I just did. If the surf green 5 came in fretless, I'd already be in debt for it. Anyhow Yeah, early outsourcing so you're actually buying a guitar that's twice an import.

I need somebody that slaps me as hard as they can !!!

Hey! Where’s Lee??…

I have the EHB1505 that Nathan is playing. These basses are almost IMPOSSIBLE to restring with two hands. The locking screws in the non-existent headstock have a difficult time holding the string from slipping back out, making the instrument unplayable. Being the screws and hardware are (probably) made of brass, or similar soft materials... they could possible strip out, if too much tension is applied. For an instrument that is well over $1500 USD, I would expect a little better quality. I've addressed this with an email to Ibanez, and have been completely IGNORED. Would NOT recommend this line of basses, unless the purchaser actually has three hands to change strings.

Probably ‘cuz they looked so...meh? Good move. Great video.

What is the purpose of a headless guitar?

@christianbelanger621

4 жыл бұрын

Lighter and limits the numbers of mic stands knock downs on a live stage (according to Geddy Lee)

@gadabout4899

4 жыл бұрын

Its also smaller, strangbergs basses are no bigger than guitars

@stereoroid

4 жыл бұрын

No neck dive, which would be a risk here since the bodies are chambered i.e. light.

@debashishkaushik6933

4 жыл бұрын

Easier to carry, and transport too!

@ajpitts1

4 жыл бұрын

Keeps tunings longer

Nicely demo’d but they don’t make the sounds that I like.

ibanez is a spanish name

@Nikita13337

4 жыл бұрын

because they started as a manufacturer of spanish guitars

@elmecos6874

4 жыл бұрын

Ibáñez is the original spanish name

Hmmm... 2 days ago... social distancing ?

It should pronounce eeebanez 😁

These are cheaper in the EU than the us bummer

Grooves like that, over 5 knobs and still no head at all? Nice bass though, right up my street.

Yeah, that's not 2 metres apart.

It’s pronounced EE-BAA-NYEZ (Ibañez)

De los 2 no se hace uno 🤣🤣🤣🤣

No head

i could tell that guy is a bass player on the street just because he wears an index finger ring

A bass without a headstock just looks a bit too weird for my taste.

knowledge of the instruments is very low here

Honestly these look awesome but they don't sound good to me. I love my stingray basses. I have a ray34 ash black and its a beast

WTF where is the other skinny guy normally there?